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Descriptor English: Leucine Dehydrogenase
Descriptor Spanish: Leucina-Deshidrogenasa
Descriptor leucina deshidrogenasa
Scope note: Enzima octamérica que pertenece a la superfamilia de las aminoácido-oxidasas. La leucina-deshidrogenasa cataliza la desaminación oxidativa reversible de la L-LEUCINA a 4-metl-2-oxopentanoato (2-cetoisocaproato) y AMONÍACO, con la correspondiente reducción del cofactor NAD+.
Descriptor Portuguese: Leucina Desidrogenase
Descriptor French: Leucine dehydrogenase
Entry term(s): Dehydrogenase, L-Leucine
Dehydrogenase, Leucine
L Leucine Dehydrogenase
L-Leucine Dehydrogenase
Leucine (Branched-Chain Amino Acid) Dehydrogenase
Tree number(s): D08.811.682.664.500.724
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D050803
Scope note: An octameric enzyme belonging to the superfamily of amino acid dehydrogenases. Leucine dehydrogenase catalyzes the reversible oxidative deamination of L-LEUCINE, to 4-methyl-2-oxopentanoate (2-ketoisocaproate) and AMMONIA, with the corresponding reduction of the cofactor NAD+.
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DE drug effects
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UL ultrastructure
UR urine
Registry Number: EC 1.4.1.9
Previous Indexing: Amino Acid Oxidoreductases (1970-2005)
Leucine (1970-1979)
Public MeSH Note: 2006; LEUCINE DEHYDROGENASE was indexed under AMINO ACID OXIDOREDUCTASES 1970-2005 & LEUCINE 1970-1982
History Note: 2006(1970)
DeCS ID: 50640
Unique ID: D050803
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Date Established: 2006/01/01
Date of Entry: 2005/06/30
Leucine Dehydrogenase - Preferred
Concept UI M0076542
Scope note An octameric enzyme belonging to the superfamily of amino acid dehydrogenases. Leucine dehydrogenase catalyzes the reversible oxidative deamination of L-LEUCINE, to 4-methyl-2-oxopentanoate (2-ketoisocaproate) and AMMONIA, with the corresponding reduction of the cofactor NAD+.
Preferred term Leucine Dehydrogenase
Entry term(s) Dehydrogenase, L-Leucine
Dehydrogenase, Leucine
L Leucine Dehydrogenase
L-Leucine Dehydrogenase
Leucine (Branched-Chain Amino Acid) Dehydrogenase



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